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Deuteronomy 1:16-18
Lexham English Bible

16 And at that time I instructed your judges, saying, ‘hear out your fellow men,[a] and then judge fairly[b] between a man and between his brother and between his opponent who is a resident alien.[c] 17 You must not be partial[d] in your judgment; [e] hear out the small person as also the great person; do not be intimidated by any person,[f] because the judgment is God’s; and the case that is too difficult[g] for you, bring it to me, and I will hear it out.’ 18 And so I instructed you at that time concerning all of the things that you should do.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 1:16 Literally “hear between your brothers,” with the idea of listening carefully in this context
  2. Deuteronomy 1:16 Or “righteously”
  3. Deuteronomy 1:16 Literally “between his resident alien/non-Israelite who dwells temporarily among Israel”
  4. Deuteronomy 1:17 Literally “recognize faces”
  5. Deuteronomy 1:17 Literally “in the process of rendering a judgment”
  6. Deuteronomy 1:17 Literally “do not fear before the faces of any man”
  7. Deuteronomy 1:17 Or “hard”
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